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Lakewinds Natural Foods Gets Final Design Approvals
The Richfield City Council approved a conditional use permit and the final development plans for the future co-op grocery store at Lyndale Gardens.
Richfield's first co-op grocer secured its final approvals to build a 25,000-square-foot store on the future Lyndale Gardens site.
The final design plans for Lakewinds Natural Foods' planned unit development were unanimously approved by the Richfield City Council Tuesday night. The grocer was also granted a conditional use permit.
The new store will take the place of the long-vacant Lyndale Garden Center building on the 6400 block of Lyndale Avenue. Among the amenities the grocery store will offer are an extensive produce selection, a huge selection of prepared foods such as a sushi, a hot bar, a salad bar, and indoor and outdoor cafe seating.What's Next?
In a previous interview with Patch, Lakewinds General Manager Dale Woodbeck said the store opening was planned for early 2014.
Now that the final items have been approved, Woodbeck said Lakewinds will close on the real estate deal it struck last year with Lyndale Gardens developer, The Cornerstone Group. From there, the developer will demolish the old garden center building and the lot split will be officially recorded.
Read: Lakewinds Co-Op Signs Purchase Agreement With Lyndale Gardens DeveloperLakewinds is the first and only tenant to sign on to Lyndale Gardens so far. The Cornerstone Group has also moved ahead with the design plans for the north half of the Lyndale Gardens site, which were approved in March 2013.
Read: Council Approves Final Lyndale Gardens Design PlansA tentative ground breaking ceremony is planned for the Lakewinds Development is planned for early August, according to Colleen Carey, president of The Cornerstone Group.
Patch will continue to update readers as the projects move forward.
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